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Chris Bosh has no hard feelings for LeBron James

By Bryan Rose

Jan 17, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Miami Heat center Chris Bosh (1) celebrates with forward LeBron James (6) during the fourth quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center. The Heat defeated the Sixers 101-86. Mandatory Credit: Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 17, 2014; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Miami Heat center Chris Bosh (1) celebrates with forward LeBron James (6) during the fourth quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center. The Heat defeated the Sixers 101-86. Mandatory Credit: Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports /
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On Wednesday afternoon news came out suggesting that Chris Bosh had not spoken to LeBron James since the former NBA MVP decided to spurn the Miami Heat in free agency and sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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For Bosh it seemed to be an understandable sentiment considering James was no longer his teammate and the big man was focused on leading the Miami Heat. Still, judging from some of the comments directed by Bosh and other members of the Miami Heat this summer, it seems as if there is a decent amount of animosity directed at LeBron James.

Chris Bosh says that isn’t the case though as the former Georgia Teach star says there are no hard feelings for King James and even stated he bought the James family a gift for his new daughter.

“There’s no hard feelings or anything,” Bosh said after the Miami Heat practiced Thursday in advance of their preseason game against the Cavs on Saturday. “If we’re both trying to win, he’s against us, and that’s a matter of fact. He had a baby shower, and we sent him a gift for his daughter,” Bosh said. “Then training camp started, and that was about it.”

While it’s very possible the media was making Bosh’s irritation with LeBron James more serious than it actually is/was, it seems rather safe to assume that there was some true irritation on behalf of Bosh who appeared to take James’ departure from South Beach very hard.

Still at the end of the day, Chris Bosh ended up getting a significant amount of money to re-sign with the Miami Heat and has essentially taken over as their franchise player (at least on the court) with James now gone, so things aren’t that bad for the forward.

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